UNITED STATES 
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)............January 24, 2006


                         HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Pennsylvania                    0-120152                23-2018365   
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission             (IRS Employer
 Incorporation or organization)       File Number)            Identification
                                                                  number)

           3220 Tillman Drive-Suite 300, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 215-639-4274
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Item 8.01 Other Events.



On January 24, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing the
declaration of its fourth quarter 2005 cash dividend of $.10 per common share.
Such dividend will be paid on February 13, 2006 to shareholders of record at the
close of business February 3, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit (99) and hereby incorporated by reference.


The information in this Current Report is being furnished pursuant to Item 8,
"Other Events" and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.



                                   SIGNATURES



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP, INC.


January 24, 2006                               /s/ Richard W. Hudson          
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                                               Richard W. Hudson, Secretary and
                                               Vice President- Finance